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EXERCISE
Exercise 1: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. It isn’t necessary to finish the work to day.
--> You don’t ………………………………………………..………………………………..………………………..…..
2. Sally finally managed to get a job.
--> Sally finally succeeded ……………………………..………………………………..……………………...…….
3. That’s the last time I go to that restaurant.
--> I certainly…………………………...................................…..………………………………..……….......……………..
4. “I advise you to take a holiday,” the doctor continued.
--> You’d ……………………………..………………………………..………………………................................................
5. If you don’t rest yourself you really will be ill.
--> Unless ……………………………..………………………………..………………………………............................……..
6. I should like someone to take me out to dinner.
--> What I should ……………………………..………………………………..………………………………......………..
7. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
--> Martin’s poor ……………………………..………………………………..……………………………...................…..
8. They’ll have to take the dog on holiday with them.
--> They can’t leave ……………………………..………………………………..………………………….......................
9. My aunt got heavily stressed because her marriage broke up.
--> The break-up of the marriage ……………………………..………………………………..……………………
10. I can’t believe that he passed the exam.
--> I find……………………………..………………………………..…………………………....................................................
Exercise 2: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. This is the fastest way to get to the city center.
There …………………………................………….............................................…......................................……….....................……
2. If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him.
He is the most …………................………….............................................…......................................……….....................……
3. We arrived too late to see the first film.
We didn’t …………................………….............................................…......................................……….....................……..........
4. “Would you mind not smoking in here?”

10. These bookshelves are my own work.
I made

……................………….............................................…......................................……….....................……...................

Exercise 3: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. I don’t play tennis as well as you do.
You …………………………………………………….………………………………….…………………………………………
2. I haven’t been to the dentist’s for two years.
It’s …………………………………………………….………………………………….………………………………………….
3. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.
She never …………………………………………………….………………………………….………………………………
4. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university.
After …………………………………………………….………………………………….………………………………………
5. It’s not worth living to make her change her mind.
There’s …………………………………………………….………………………………….…………………………………
6. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car.
He denied …………………………………………………….………………………………….………………………………
7. Is this the only way to reach the city centre?
Isn’t there …………………………………………………….………………………………….………………………………?
8. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
At no time …………………………………………………….………………………………….………………………..………
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9. It’s my opinion that you should take more exersise.
If I…………………………………………………….………………………………….…………………………………………......
10. I was going to leave, but because of what he said, I didn’t.
She persuaded …………………………………………………….………………………………….…………………………..

8. He went to London. He had lived there when he was a boy.
He went to London where ……………………………………………………………………….
9. Jane was absent from class because of her sickness.
Because Jane was ………………………………………………………………………………..
10. The package was too heavy for Peter to carry.
The package was so ………………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 6: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. You should take the train instead of the bus.
--> If …………………………………………………………………………..…………...
2. I’m sure that someone forgot to lock the door.
--> Someone must ………………………………………………………..…...…………..
3. They bought this house ten years ago.
--> They have …………………………………………………………………..…………
4. The course finished with a big party.
--> At the end ………………………………………………………………..……………
5. We invited a pop star onto the chat show, but he didn’t turn up.
--> The pop star ………………………………………………………………..…………
6. Although she said that she would come, I don’t think she ever will.
--> Despite ……………………………………………………………....................……..
7. The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened.
--> No sooner ………………………………………………………………..…………….
8. You feel tired now because you didn’t sleep very well last night.
--> Had ………………………………………………………………………….….……..
9. When did you start the project?
--> How long ……………………………………………………………..….…………...
10. Their wedding will be held in a lovely church.
--> The church …………………………………………………………...…..…………...
Exercise 7: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. My father used to play football when he was young.
 My father doesn’t ……………………………………………….............…...……………

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They had ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. It may rain hard this afternoon, so take the rain coat with you.
In case ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…………
4. She had to do the washing up but she didn’t.
She forgot……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. English id easy to learn.
It ………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………
6. Don’t leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity.
If …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. The furniture was too old to keep.
It was …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Gary is the best guitarist in her class.
No one else ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Since the invention of computer, people have saved a lot of time.
Since the computer was ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. It’s necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week.
Everybody …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 9: Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays
the same
1 It is necessary to finish the work today.
--> You need……………………………………………………………………….…………….
2. Sally finally managed to get the job.
--> Sally finally succeeded…………………………………………………………….……...…
3. This is the last time I go to this restaurant.
--> I certainly……….……………………………………………………………………………
4“ I advise you to take a holiday,” the doctor continued.
--> You’d………..………………………………………………………………….…………..”
5. “ If you don’t rest yourself you really will be ill
-- > Unless…………….…………………………………………………………….…………..

8. As I get older , I want to travel less.
The older ....................................... ...........................................................................
9. I have never been to Liverpool in my life .
Never ..................................................... .................................................................
10. My father speaks very little French .
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My father speaks hardly ............................... ...........................................................

ANSWER
Exercise 1
1. You don’t have to finish the work today.
2. Sally finally succeeded in getting a job.
3. I certainly won’t go to that restaurant any more.
4. You’d better take a holiday.
5. Unless you rest yourself you really will be ill.
6. What I should like is being/ to be taken out to dinner.
7. Martin’s poor health doesn’t / can’t prevent / stop him (from) enjoying life.
8. They can’t leave their dog behind when they go/are on holiday.
9. The break-up of the marriage made my aunt heavily stressed.
10. I find it hard to believe that he passed the exam.
Exercise 2
1. There’s no faster way than this to get to the city center.
2. He is the most likely person to succeed in solving the problems.
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Exercise 5
1. They’re such easy questions that everyone can answer them.
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2. The boy whose parents died in a traffic accident will receive some money to continue his
study
3. Motorbikes are being produced in Vietnam
4. If I had been there yesterday, I would have known who he was
5. Unless you try hard, you can’t pass the examination.
6. The more they spent money the harder they had to work
7. The cover was thought to have been make of iron
8. He went to London where had lived when he was a boy
9. Because Jane was sick, Jane was absent from class
10. The package was so heavy that Peter couldn’t carry it
Exercise 6
1.If I were you, I’d take the train instead of the bus.
2.Someone must have forgotten to lock the door.
3.They have had/ owned this house for ten years.
4.At the end of the course, there was a big party.
5.The pop star that/ who/ whom we invited onto the chatshow didn’t turn up.
6.Despite her saying that she would come, I don’t think she ever will.
7.No sooner had the plane left the airport than the accident happened.
8.Had you slept well last night, you wouldn’t feel tired now.
9.How long is it since you started the project ?
10. The church where their wedding will be held is lovely.
Exercise 7
1. My father doesn’t play football anymore
2. I was given a present on my last birthday

7. How beautiful those pictures are
8. What an interesting film (it was)!
9. How heavy is your suitcase?
10. What is Peter’s father’s height?
Exercise 10
1. The car is too expensive for him to buy.
2. It wasn’t until Shirley was eight years that she began to read.
3. Mrs Taylor wished she hadn’t bought the second – hand washing – machine.
4. It can’t be denied that she has the beautiful voice.
5. Nobody in Jane’s class is as tall as her.
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6. The manager was no where to be found.
7. They are being made to study hard.
8. The older I get, the less I want to travel.
9. Never have I been to Liverpool in my life.
10. My father speaks hardly any French.

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